5G EVE
Main goal Build an end-to-end 5G facility consisting of the interconnection of four 5G-site-facilities (France, Spain, Italy, Greece), to enable experiments with: (a) heterogeneous access, including NR, licensed/unlicensed spectrum, advanced spectrum management (b) Mobile Edge Computing, backhaul, core/service technologies (c) means for site-interworking and multi-site/domain/technology slicing/orchestration. 5G-EVE will be initially compliant with 3GPP Rel. 15 […]
ARCFIRE
Main goal Provide experimental evidence of RINA’s benefits at large scale to motivate RINA adoption by network operators, equipment vendors, application developers and end-users. Nextworks role Lead the RINA software adaptation, integration and verification to develop automated deployment, logging and analysis features of the measurement framework. Other key partners Fundacio i2CAT (ES), Telefonica (ES), Ericsson […]
BONFIRE
Federation of cloud computing with controlled network facilities Main goal Integration of the cloud-to-network interface with the BonFIRE facility in operation. Nextworks role Develop Cloud-to-Network interface and integrate GÉANT AutoBAHN. Other key partners ATOS (ES), PSNC (PL), EPCC (UK), HP(UK), INRIA (FR), Fundacio i2CAT (ES).
CONTENT
Convergence of wireless & IT resources in support of cloud services Main goal Hybrid wireless (WiFi + LTE) and sub-wavelength WDM access-metro (TSON) with network virtualization for IaaS. Nextworks role Leader of SDN control plane developments: SDN (OpenDaylight) for TSON + PCE for TSON + OpenStack orchestration (Heat) for wireless+metro. Other key partners University of […]
CHANGE
Enabling Innovation in the Internet Architecture through Flexible Flow-Processing Extensions Main goal Platform primitives and inter-platform signalling to coordinate OpenFlow controllers and Network Functions. Nextworks role Design and develop an inter-platform signalling protocol (Service Function Chaining) for flow processing nodes (CHANGE platforms). Other key partners NEC Europe Ltd. (UK), University College London (UK), Université […]
COMPOSITION
Ecosystem for Collaborative Manufacturing Processes – Intra- and Interfactory Integration and Automation Main goal Create a digital automation framework (COMPOSITION IIMS) that optimizes the manufacturing processes by exploiting existing data, knowledge and tools to increase productivity and dynamically adapt to changing market requirements. Consequently, open a new space for third party entities to actively interact […]
SLICENET
End-to-End Cognitive Network Slicing and Slice Management Framework in Virtualised Multi-Domain, Multi-Tenant 5G Networks Main goal Develop an end-to-end cognitive network slicing and slice management framework capable to act as ‘one-stop shop’ 5G slice management for vertical businesses (5G e Health and 5G Energy), with extensible end-to-end slice FCAPS across multiple planes and operator domains. Nextworks […]
